BBC Leeds' Danny Savidge reports from Scarborough following Yorkshire's victory Video 56k

Yorkshire beat Glamorgan by an innings and 112 runs at Scarborough today to clinch the CricInfo Championship amidst incredible scenes from the thousands of fans who had been let in free to watch the final stages of the match.

And after Yorkshire had completed their ninth win of the season to give themselves an unassailable lead at the top of the Division One table the players were soon cracking open the champagne on the dressing room balcony with the ecstatic crowd spread out on the field beneath them.

The historic day began with Glamorgan on 142 for six and still requiring 215 to avoid the innings defeat and the biggest threat to Yorkshire's dream being dashed came from the weather with spots of rain falling at the start.

But Steven Kirby raised a big cheer in only the second over of the morning when his fifth ball flew off the edge of Andrew Davies' bat and into the gloves of wicketkeeper Richard Blakey.

Then Kirby struck again as Dean Cosker hung out his bat and captain David Byas picked up a slow, low catch at slip to make it 162 for eight - with rain threatening again.

Adrian Dale, 21 not out overnight, kept going steadily along, but Yorkshire knew the gate was open at the other end and Darren Lehmann replaced Richard Dawson to have Steve Watkin caught behind off a full-length floating delivery.

There was plenty of action still to come, however, and all from last man Simon Jones who made sure Glamorgan went down with all guns blazing with a ferocious piece of hitting.

Jones smashed six enormous sixes off Lehmann, nearly all of them straight drive, and a couple of fours, as he charge to 46 from just 14 balls.

It could not last for long and the end came when he tried massive hit at Lehmann but sliced the ball in the air and Byas was able to run from slip to backward point to hold the catch and trigger the scenes of jubilation.

"This is the success we have all been waiting for and it feels absolutely brilliant," said Byas. "It is going to take a few weeks for it to really sink in but to win the Championship on my home ground in front of thousands of fans and to score a century and take the last catch is a dream come true.

"I don't really want to pick out any individual player because they have all performed superbly and the backroom staff have also been magnificent in helping us achieve what we set out to do.

"But Australian Darren Lehmann has been superb and he has batted so well it has just been like having Don Bradman in the side.

"Now I think we have the nucleus of a great team and I am sure we can go on to gain many more successes over the next few years."

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